News Byrne quizzed on ‘pregnant panda question’ Labour’s stance on government apprenticeship reforms in which employers will take a greater role in drawing up frameworks and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges sent back to drawing board after ‘aggressive’ renaming Plans for a college name-change that a local MP branded “an aggressive act” towards nearby competitor colleges have been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College’s ‘indefinite strike’ heads into day four Teachers and lecturers at Lambeth College are preparing for a fourth day of industrial action as part of their… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship target in Queen’s Speech draws ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ warning on reforms The government has been warned about “to-ing and fro-ing” on apprenticeships policy after a Queen’s Speech today in which… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Minister rejects calls to scrap apprenticeship fees at AELP conference Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has rejected calls for in-kind contributions towards apprenticeships to count as part of employers’ mandatory… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Election countdown brings AELP call for more joined-up policy on youth unemployment Greater integration of government policy on youth unemployment is among the priorities for the Association of Employment and Learning… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Process document offers glimpse of inner-workings of new FE Commissioner role Providers have been offered an insight into the work of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins with the publication of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ex-Barnfield boss talks ghost learners, financial probes and the Audi pay-off In June 2005, Peter Birkett joined Barnfield College as principal. But six years later, having been knighted for “services… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Party politics worry over new quality mark Senior FE and skills figures have told of their concerns that the sector’s new chartered status quality mark could… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bosses face apprentice bill of up to £9k Providers could receive up to £27,000 for every apprentice they train — but £9,000 of that cash would have… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two providers keep EFA contracts despite grade 4s Two out of eight providers hit with an Ofsted grade four rating since February last year have been allowed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Esol hold-up welcomed amid new qual concerns The extension of existing funding rules and postponement of new qualifications for English for Speakers of Other Languages (Esol)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
